42-31191

No. 42-31191, a B-17G-5-BO, built by
Boeing at the Seattle plant and delivered to the Army Air Force on
September 29, 1943; assigned to the 710th Squadron of the 447th on or
about November 25. This aircraft flew twenty combat missions until
March 27, 1944, when it was lost over France.

Its crew on that day, led by Lt.
Richard Gaskell, was on its first combat mission. Eight members of the
crew were captured, while two managed to evade capture and return to
England. The aircraft is reported to have crashed near Marignac,
France, some distance southwest of the target area.